I believe it is a harmless Kukri, I have had many in my garden, including this one which we found dead along with a 300mm millipede.

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Incidentally, that's no millipede but a centipede - OK, what's a few legs?
Answer, the difference between being pretty much harmless (millipede) and pretty dangerous (the one in the photo).
Snakes don't normally freak me out and I see plenty on golf courses but centipedes put the fear of God into me.

You're correct, it's a centipede, and they can give you a very nasty bite which I've been told is extremely painful. I have virtually no fear of snakes and have even helped a cobra to flee from a group of blood thirsty locals, but if I come across a centipede I send it to meet its maker.

By the way, for those who may not know, scorpions here in Thailand are generally pretty harmless so no need to panic if you get stung by one.

Don't try to impress me with your manner of dress cos a monkey himself is a monkey no less - cold fact

Millipedes are slow wandering grazers that don't look any scarier than a fat earthworm with a lot of legs.

Centipedes look evil and are fast.

IMHO

Correct. Just the colour of them is enough warning. And then their speed. Scary monsters.
I'd much prefer to come across a snake but not an angry one.
Mind you, a centipede won't "have a go" unless provoked. I just keep my feet off the ground.

...and if you do have a go at one they'll always turn their tail toward you trying to make you think it's their head, wack the other end! Both ends look very similar except for the fangs. I had a security guard once who used to pick them up behind the head, take out his nail clippers and snip off the fangs. He then let it crawl around on his shoulders and back for an hour or so. Great amusement and astonishment for the soi kids. After that he took them home and let them soak in a bottle of Thai whisky. Pete

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I had a homing kukri a few years ago.....every day or so we would catch it and take it further and further away, but it kept coming back! They don't like to be handled roughly and do a strange movement with their tail when upset! When I last saw it was very egg bound and looked like a string of sausages. In the end I just left it and it went away on its own.

I have seen a bite from one of those centipedes, not a pretty sight I can assure you.
It ended up almost like an open sore ulcer on the side of the calf, took ages to heal too. . . . . beware and take heed of the warnings!!!

Total admiration for this guy. Hua Hin's own snake man dealing with a cobra.

Well, 100% marks for providing a service. But he is a complete idiot to handle a deadly snake in that manner! One day, poking his finger into a hole when at that stage he probably does not know exactly what it is, is a sure way to get bitten. And perhaps, somebody could buy a decent size bag for him. He shows the camera covered in venom, but fails to show that the first thing you need around a snake like that is a pair of glasses.

Some kid will see this video, and despite the micro second warning at the start, will think it is ok to catch a snake like that.

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Total admiration for this guy. Hua Hin's own snake man dealing with a cobra.

Well, 100% marks for providing a service. But he is a complete idiot to handle a deadly snake in that manner! One day, poking his finger into a hole when at that stage he probably does not know exactly what it is, is a sure way to get bitten. And perhaps, somebody could buy a decent size bag for him. He shows the camera covered in venom, but fails to show that the first thing you need around a snake like that is a pair of glasses.

Some kid will see this video, and despite the micro second warning at the start, will think it is ok to catch a snake like that.